NAIA Volleyball Player of the Week – No. 3

Holcomb earns Player of the Week honors

September 18, 2012

By Travis Rae, Communications and Sports Information Intern

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Jordan Holcomb of Embry-Riddle (Fla.) has been named NAIA Volleyball National Player of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday. Holcomb was selected based on her performance from Sept. 10 - 16 and was chosen out of a pool of conference player of the week selections among 23 conference/independent/unaffiliated groupings.

Holcomb, a 5-10 senior outside hitter from New Smyrna Beach, Fla., led the Eagles to a 3-1 record including wins over two ranked teams in the Homestead-Holiday Inn Invitational. She notched a career-high 26 kills, 14 digs and five block assists in Embry-Riddle's 3-1 (22-25, 25-22, 25-18, 36-34) victory over then-No. 7 Grand View (Iowa) and posted 13 kills, 16 digs and four block assists in the Eagles 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-21) win over then-No. 22 Viterbo (Wis.). Holcomb posted 63 kills, 57 digs and a .300 attack percentage in the Eagles four matches.

Holcomb leads Embry-Riddle with 172 kills on the season and is second on the team in digs with 145. She ranks 18th in the NAIA in kills per set with a 3.91 average.

For a complete listing of all the national statistical leaders, click here.

The next Player of the Week announcement will be on Sept. 25. For the complete player of the week calendar, click here.